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A family member requested I write about the time I “hypnotized” 52 chickens for a $25 bet with five of my friends. Even though these were close friends, they did not know that I had a master’s degree in the social life of chickens.

We’ve all seen the advertisements for the TV lawyers promising big bucks if we sign up with them on some big class-action suit for mesothelioma or asbestos or some other product or medical liability case.

I would like to respond to Michael Jedson’s letter, “Facts, without the whining and ranting,” in the Feb. 1 edition of The Lancaster News.

Why do Democrats and supporters keep repeating talking points and calling them facts when anyone who can add two plus two or use the Internet can debunk these myths?

I apologize in advance if this sounds like an insult, it is not my intention to disparage you personally, but your so-called facts would be almost laughable if they were not so tragic for so many in this country.

I must be suffering from some new eyesight malady. Despite peering at it quite carefully, squinting mightily and blinking several times, I could not find in the Feb. 11 column of J.R. Wilt any proposed solution.

I know it must be there, because certainly Mr. Wilt did not write in simply to complain.

Let’s begin with the obvious: South Carolina State is a mess. No, it’s way beyond a mess; it is on life support and its very existence is in grave danger.

But it can be fixed and, in fact, the solution is fairly straightforward. It’s not rocket science; if GM can go from the brink of extinction to making a profit in less than 24 months, then SC State’s problems can be solved.

Recently, the Coalition for Healthy Youth presented an update on the “Take U Out of DUI” initiative that began in Lancaster May 2013, in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies.

These detailed presentations charting the impact of the 18-month-long project were made to local elected officials at Lancaster County and City councils, and Lancaster County School District Board meetings.

As recorded in John’s Gospel, Jesus made seven amazing statements about himself that no one else has ever made.

Shortly after he fed the multitudes by multiplying five loaves and two small fishes, a crowd seeking another miracle brought up the manna that God provided for the children of Israel during their long march through the wilderness.